Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz II was a professional boxing match contested on November 23, 2019,[1] for the WBC heavyweight championship.

[2][3] After his first round knockout of Dominic Breazeale in May 2019, Deontay Wilder was linked with both a rematch with Lineal champion Tyson Fury and an undisputed bout with Anthony Joshua.

[4][5] This was criticised by Dillian Whyte who had been the top ranked contender with the WBC for more than 600 days, without getting a title shot.

However in the 7th round Wilder landed a straight right that knocked Ortiz down and he failed to beat the count.

[11] “Next we have Tyson Fury in the rematch,” Wilder said in the ring after the bout “Then I want unification.